archaeopteryx

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Moreover, its bone structure was similar to that of Archaeopteryx.
而且，恐爪龍的骨骼結搆與始祖鳥很相似。
Archaeopteryx, supposedly the oldest and most primitive bird on Earth, might not have been a bird after all, scientists say.
科學家們說，據稱是地球上最古老最原始的鳥類的“始祖鳥”可能根本就不是一衹鳥。
Archaeopteryx has a hallowed place in science, long hailed as not just the first bird but as one of the clearest examples of evolution in action.
“始祖鳥”在科學界有著神聖的地位，長久以來不僅被致敬爲第一衹鳥，同時也被看作動作進化史上最聰明的例子。

The analysis, published in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature, classifies Archaeopteryx back into the bird category.
NPR: New Study Restores Famed Fossil To "Bird" Branch
Widely pegged as the earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx's status was called into question two years ago by Chinese scientists.
NPR: New Study Restores Famed Fossil To "Bird" Branch
Fossil discoveries of feathered dinosaurs in northeastern China over the past two decades have challenged Archaeopteryx's place in bird evolution.
NPR: New Study Restores Famed Fossil To "Bird" Branch

any of several extinct primitive birds constituting the genus Archaeopteryx, esp A. lithographica, which occurred in Jurassic times and had teeth, a long tail, well-developed wings, and a body covering of feathers